rechtvaardig

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌrɛxtˈfaːr.dəx/
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  • Hyphenation: recht‧vaar‧dig

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rechtverdich. Equivalent to recht (justice) +‎ vaart +‎ ig (-y).

Adjective

rechtvaardig (comparative rechtvaardiger, superlative rechtvaardigst)

  1. fair, just
    De doctrine van de rechtvaardige oorlog — The doctrine of justified war
Inflection
Inflection of rechtvaardig
uninflected rechtvaardig
inflected rechtvaardige
comparative rechtvaardiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rechtvaardig rechtvaardiger het rechtvaardigst
het rechtvaardigste
indefinite m./f. sing. rechtvaardige rechtvaardigere rechtvaardigste
n. sing. rechtvaardig rechtvaardiger rechtvaardigste
plural rechtvaardige rechtvaardigere rechtvaardigste
definite rechtvaardige rechtvaardigere rechtvaardigste
partitive rechtvaardigs rechtvaardigers
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: regverdig
  • Negerhollands: rechtvaardig, regtveerdig

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rechtvaardig

  1. inflection of rechtvaardigen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative